When I ordered Eduard’s MiG-21MF “Bunny Fighter” last fall, I remember wondering (and probably snarking about it somewhere) who in their right mind would build the garish “Bunny Fighter” scheme. As it turns out…me. My Bunny Fighter happened to arrive as I was outside with the kids, and when my son saw the box art, he became obsessed with “the carrot plane”. I knew then that my goose was cooked. Now, I couldn’t bring myself to throw all the goodies Eduard included at said Bunny Fighter. I mean…they shipped this thing with a full Brassin cockpit, gear bay, wheels, color photo etch, the whole nine yards. No way I’m putting all that into a build that my son will probably find a way to destroy in short order (at four going on five, “look but don’t touch” is a very slippery concept). So I did what any good modeler would do. I picked up ANOTHER MiG-21MF, this time the weekend Edition. The original plan went something like this: I’d build the Bunny Fighter “Weekend Edition”-style, learn off it, then throw all the resin and PE and other awesomeness at the Weekend Edition kit. Well. When I started poking through the Bunny Fighter’s instructions, I quickly realized I needed to yank out the Weekend Edition manual to make sense of how to pull off the simpler build. And then, just to keep things straight, I decided it would be easier to build the things in parallel. So…there are now two MiG-21s on the bench. The first will be built in the garish Bunny Fighter scheme, but without all the resin and photo etch. And the Weekend Edition will be built to the nines, utilizing the resin, photo etch and other goodies from the Bunny Fighter kit, as well as Eduard’s recently released bronze gear struts. Oh, and Master’s sick-looking pitot tube: For the scheme, I’ll be yanking one of the Bunny Fighter’s alternate options, a bare-metal Czech Air Force MiG-21MF from 1991. I’ll probably let the Bunny Fighter run a bit ahead so I can still “go to school” on it, but not too far ahead. Stay tuned for some quarter-scale MiG goodness… Post navigation

This build is the Eduard MIG-21PFM. I used the kit decals for the Polish Air Force MIG from 1996. It was a fun kit to build and it is built right out of the box. The ProfiPack comes with the photo etch accessory for the cockpit and exhaust can. I painted it with Model Master aluminum buffing metalizer paint. The interior green was Vallejo which matched the photo etch colors exactly. I also made the sensor heads on the missiles. You can see the build details and photos at additional images. Click to enlarge.

8238 IN STOCK > 10 pcs Active ProfiPACK edition kit of Soviet Cold War jet reconaissance/scout plane MiG-21R in 1/48 scale. plastic parts: Eduard marking options: 5 decals: Eduard PE parts: yes, pre-painted painting mask: yes resin parts: no 8238 Marking OptionsMiG-21R 1/48 - Soviet Air Force, 263rd Independent Reconnaissance Air Squadron, Kabul Air Field, Afghanistan, 1981MiG-21R 1/48 - 353rd Reconnaissance Air Squadron, Yugoslavia, 1971MiG-21R 1/48 - Czech Air Force, Air Test Department, Caslav Air Base, Fall, 1994MiG-21R 1/48 - Polish Air Force, 32nd Tactical Reconnaissance Air Regiment, Sochaczew – Bielice Air Base, Early 80sMiG-21R 1/48 - Cuban Air Force, 80ties – 90s Other galleries:84123+8238 Finished model8238 Marking AMiG-21R 1/48 - Soviet Air Force, 263rd Independent Reconnaissance Air Squadron, Kabul Air Field, Afghanistan, 1981 (Photos and model by Petr Zatrepalek)MiG-21R 1/48 - Soviet Air Force, 263rd Independent Reconnaissance Air Squadron, Kabul Air Field, Afghanistan, 1981 (Photos and model by Petr Zatrepalek)MiG-21R 1/48 - Soviet Air Force, 263rd Independent Reconnaissance Air Squadron, Kabul Air Field, Afghanistan, 1981 (Photos and model by Petr Zatrepalek)MiG-21R 1/48 - Soviet Air Force, 263rd Independent Reconnaissance Air Squadron, Kabul Air Field, Afghanistan, 1981 (Photos and model by Petr Zatrepalek)MiG-21R 1/48 - Soviet Air Force, 263rd Independent Reconnaissance Air Squadron, Kabul Air Field, Afghanistan, 1981 (Photos and model by Petr Zatrepalek)MiG-21R 1/48 - Soviet Air Force, 263rd Independent Reconnaissance Air Squadron, Kabul Air Field, Afghanistan, 1981 (Photos and model by Petr Zatrepalek)MiG-21R 1/48 - Soviet Air Force, 263rd Independent Reconnaissance Air Squadron, Kabul Air Field, Afghanistan, 1981 (Photos and model by Petr Zatrepalek)MiG-21R 1/48 - Soviet Air Force, 263rd Independent Reconnaissance Air Squadron, Kabul Air Field, Afghanistan, 1981 (Photos and model by Petr Zatrepalek)MiG-21R 1/48 - Soviet Air Force, 263rd Independent Reconnaissance Air Squadron, Kabul Air Field, Afghanistan, 1981 (Photos and model by Petr Zatrepalek)MiG-21R 1/48 - Soviet Air Force, 263rd Independent Reconnaissance Air Squadron, Kabul Air Field, Afghanistan, 1981 (Photos and model by Petr Zatrepalek)MiG-21R 1/48 - Soviet Air Force, 263rd Independent Reconnaissance Air Squadron, Kabul Air Field, Afghanistan, 1981 (Photos and model by Petr Zatrepalek)MiG-21R 1/48 - Soviet Air Force, 263rd Independent Reconnaissance Air Squadron, Kabul Air Field, Afghanistan, 1981 (Photos and model by Petr Zatrepalek)MiG-21R 1/48 - Soviet Air Force, 263rd Independent Reconnaissance Air Squadron, Kabul Air Field, Afghanistan, 1981 (Photos and model by Petr Zatrepalek)MiG-21R 1/48 - Soviet Air Force, 263rd Independent Reconnaissance Air Squadron, Kabul Air Field, Afghanistan, 1981 (Photos and model by Petr Zatrepalek)MiG-21R 1/48 - Soviet Air Force, 263rd Independent Reconnaissance Air Squadron, Kabul Air Field, Afghanistan, 1981 (Photos and model by Petr Zatrepalek)MiG-21R 1/48 - Soviet Air Force, 263rd Independent Reconnaissance Air Squadron, Kabul Air Field, Afghanistan, 1981 (Photos and model by Petr Zatrepalek)MiG-21R 1/48 - Soviet Air Force, 263rd Independent Reconnaissance Air Squadron, Kabul Air Field, Afghanistan, 1981 (Photos and model by Petr Zatrepalek)MiG-21R 1/48 - Soviet Air Force, 263rd Independent Reconnaissance Air Squadron, Kabul Air Field, Afghanistan, 1981 (Photos and model by Petr Zatrepalek) Media filespromo video for soviet supersonic recce aircraft mig-21r - the 48th scale kit manufactured by eduard. Accessories MiG-21R SPACE 1/48 3DL48042 SPACE set - 3D waterslide decals and STEEL PE parts. For kit: EDUARD MiG-21 F. 1/48 648490 Brassin - resin & photo-etched accessories for scale plastic kits. For kit: EDUARD MiG-21 wheels 1/48 1/48 648026 Brassin - resin & photo-etched accessories for scale plastic kits. For kit: EDUARD MiG-21bis LööK 1/48 644033 Brassin - resin & photo-etched accessories for scale plastic kits. For kit: EDUARD Mirage IIIC wheels 1/48 648541 Brassin - resin & photo-etched accessories for scale plastic kits. For kit: EDUARD Customer who bought this product also bought: B-25J 1/72 CX016 Masking sheet - die-cut adhesive shapes. For kit: HASEGAWA F-104C/ J 1/72 SS205 Photo-etched accessories. For kit: HASEGAWA F6F wheels 1/48 1/48 648102 Brassin - resin & photo-etched accessories for scale plastic kits. For kit: EDUARD

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